Poverty rate in Tajikistan drops from 56 pct to 20 pct over 14 years: report

DUSHANBE, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan's national poverty rate fell from 56 percent in 2010 to approximately 20 percent in 2024, according to a World Bank report released Monday.

Over the same period, the share of the middle class in the country more than quadrupled, rising from 8 percent to 33 percent of the population, said the Tajikistan Poverty and Equity Assessment.

The report highlights strong up